Hun holds Irene in her wedding gown on a clifftop in Santorini at sunset

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Santorini Couple Photoshoot: Irene & Hun, Felicia & Andrew, Twelve Years On

I miss the adventure of being out there.

By Jon Low

“I have nothing to say but to mention that I am probably having my best moment in my life.”

I said that in Istanbul in 2014, on my way to Athens and Santorini.

In this story

01

The young me, living the dream

02

Irene & Hun

03

Felicia & Andrew’s vows

04

Twelve years on

05

Why I am going back

01

The young me, living the dream

In 2014, I was younger, and moving around to a new city was exciting. It was the young me living the dream I was setting myself to do. Part of it was me fulfilling that. And part of me was very excited to create a new portfolio for Irene & Hun.

Sunrise over the Santorini caldera, Irene sits on a white rooftop and Hun stands on another

02

Irene & Hun

I was young and a bit ahead of myself… maybe not a bit, quite over-ambitious. I was eager to prove myself.

And it was not a trust earned. I would fear losing it, cos I need to deliver.

See more of their photographs on the Irene & Hun portfolio.

  • Irene in her gown and Hun in a dark suit on a white rooftop above the Santorini caldera
  • Irene stands in a full white ball gown on a Santorini rooftop over the sea
  • Irene and Hun embrace on a cliff edge above the blue caldera in Santorini
  • Irene and Hun, forehead to forehead, with the sun behind them and the white cliff village
  • Hun holds Irene in her gown on a white rooftop as the sun sets over Santorini
  • Irene in her gown on a white rooftop at sunset, the Santorini village behind her

03

Felicia & Andrew’s vows

Felicia and Andrew went through the trouble of officiating their wedding in Santorini.

As I remember, Andrew was the romantic one. He had been to Santorini once, and he wanted to show Felicia around. So they went through the trouble of planning an official ceremony, in front of a legal witness from the venue, and me, the photographer.

I remember Andrew sharing the hoops he went through, translating his legal documents between Malay and Greek for the occasion.

It was quiet, at sunset. It’s actually really beautiful.

Before Santorini, Felicia and Andrew went to Paris Disneyland 😉 so, that’s unique.

See more on the Felicia & Andrew portfolio.

  • Felicia and Andrew make their vows in Santorini before the officiant, windmill behind them
  • Felicia and Andrew on a white terrace in Santorini, with a windmill and the sea
  • Felicia and Andrew, forehead to forehead, on a Santorini terrace beside a windmill
  • Felicia and Andrew smile and hold champagne glasses after their vows in Santorini
  • Felicia in her lace wedding gown twirls in a narrow white lane in Santorini
  • Felicia and Andrew sit by a blue door above the Santorini caldera
  • Felicia in a turquoise dress with Andrew on a path through the white village of Santorini
  • Felicia in a turquoise dress and Andrew walk a white terrace above the sea in Santorini
  • Felicia and Andrew dance in a lane of pink and orange houses in Santorini
  • Felicia and Andrew walk along a clifftop road in Santorini under an evening sky

04

Twelve years on

The ones in the portfolios that I am showing are the ones I am very proud of, still.

Between then and now, I am more confident behind the camera. I read situations better. I see photographs easier. Maybe still as excited. It’s 12 years of being more experienced at the craft.

  • Irene in her ball gown reaches for Hun's hand, the sun low behind her in Santorini
  • Irene smiles down as she holds Hun's hand, in her ball gown on a Santorini clifftop
  • Irene in her ball gown sits by a white arch against a deep blue sky in Santorini
The white village of Santorini on the cliff edge above the sea

05

Why I am going back

Covid was the main stopper. I remember I was supposed to board a plane to travel the very day they announced a lockdown.

So that happened, and travel photography has changed quite a bit since then.

I miss the different surroundings, crafting a different experience for both me and the couple. I miss the adventure of being out there.

From the same years, here is our couple photoshoot in Japan.

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